A Case of Proliferating Trichilemmal Cyst on the Elbow.
- Author:
Seon Wook HWANG
1
;
Soon Kwon HONG
;
Doo Jin OH
;
Deborah LEE
;
Jung Wook KIM
;
Sung Wook PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea. drskin99@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Elbow;
Proliferating;
Trichilemmal cyst
- MeSH:
Aged;
Bees;
Bites and Stings;
Dermis;
Elbow;
Female;
Humans;
Keratins;
Neck;
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds;
Recurrence;
Scalp;
Skin
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2008;46(3):381-383
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Proliferating trichilemmal cyst is a rare benign tumor of external root sheath origin that usually occurs on the scalp of elderly women. It is rarely found on the face, neck, trunk and back. A 17 year-old man presented with a skin-colored, subcutaneous, tender nodule on the elbow with a history of bee sting. A histological examination revealed a well demarcated multilobular cystic mass characterized by trichilemmal keratinization in the dermis. The skin lesion was totally excised and recurrence has not been found. We present a case of proliferating trichilemmal cyst of unusual predilection site.
